Hugo Summerson is Founder of
the British Institute of Voice and Language, and Director of Speaker Skills
Training. He is a former Member of Parliament, and Past-President of Grosvenor
Square Toastmasters International.

His clients include the BBC, Newlon Housing
Association, BT, Stoke-on-Trent Theatres Ltd., and many private clients,
including best-selling authors, the Treasurer of the Royal Albert Hall,
the leader of the annual Star Trek Convention, and witnesses to
Parliamentary Select Committees.

He has appeared on a number of TV and radio programmes,
including Newsnight, The World Tonight, and Today.
He has spoken to audiences in Florida, U.S.A., at NATO in Brussels, and at
the Kremlin.

Areas of Expertise

Preparation and delivery
of speeches and presentations for all occasions, both formal and
informal (including audience assessment; material - syntax, grammar
and choice of words; delivery - voice, body language, use of notes or
script, eye contact).

Chairing events

Conversation skills

Delivery

Use of Voice

Impromptu speaking

Improvement of English

Interview techniques

Coping with nervousness

Speaking on informal
occasions (wedding, parties etc)

Speech writing

Media appearances

Qualifications

Member of The
Professional Speakers Association

Fellow of The Industry
& Parliament Trust

Fellow of The Royal Institution
of Chartered Surveyors

Current Roles

Founder of the British
Institute of Voice and Language

Director of Speaker Skills
Training

Not-for-Profit Work

Voluntary work on behalf of various
organisations including:

The London Junior Chamber
of Commerce

The Romantic Novelists
Association

Cumbria County Council

Children with AIDS Charity

Other Relevant Experience

Former Member of Parliament

Past President of Grosvenor
Square Toastmasters International

Lectured at Hollins College
and The American University (London)

Author of prize-winning
essay on The Future of Anglo-Japanese Relations for the
Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry